Photographer's Note

Superga is a hill situated on the south bank of the Po River to the east of Turin in north-west Italy. At 672 metres above sea level, it is one of the most prominent of the hills which form an amphitheatre around the city.

The Basilica was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke (and future King of Sardinia) had made during the Battle of Turin. The architect made allusions to different earlier styles while adding a baroque touch.

Superga is known as the site of many of the tombs of the kings of the House of Savoy, for the Basilica of Superga, for the Superga Rack Railway which connects it to the Turin suburb of Sassi, and for the Superga air disaster of 1949 in which almost the entire Torino A.C. football squad (the "Grande Torino") perished.

Hi Elena,
Wow!!! what a beautiful and stunning church. Beautiful composition and framing of marvellous architecture and surroundings. Wonderful and amazingly executed image with fantastic POV, colors, sharpness, clarity. Fabulous view. Thanks for sharing. Perfectly well done. I like it very much. Great photo job.
All the best,
Barbara

Hi Elena
love this shot, the colours and light are so attractive. The combination of yellow and blue is delicious in this superbly sharp and irresistable presentation. Eye-catching and beautiful! Bravo!

Really excellent positioning of the camera here to make the best vertical composition, very well done...very sharp and clear. Is this a HDR image? looks that way, great details and light. Thanks for sharing.